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Advanced Test Tips

Here are a few do's and dont's

  • Do use high visiblity attire and ride with headlights on
  • Do learn Road Craft, the Highway Code and the usual daily maintenance checks for your machine
  • Do ride with style, which means avoid paddling or having both feet down
  • Do use mirrors with life savers and shoulder checks
  • Do consider using arm signals to reinforce indicators where necessary 
  • Do ride to the system
  • Do maximise your view by taking exaggerated lines but never to the point of reducing safety margins
  • Do plan ahead and where possible link developing hazards
  • Do prioritise hazards. It is no good planning for the right hand bend a quarter of a mile ahead by adopting a position near the kerb too early. What about the blind left hand junction and cyclist for example? These must be dealt with prior to the bend.
  • Don't turn up on a dirty bike
  • Don't think it is all about speed. The examiner will be looking for a fluid ride, taking all opportunities to make good progress, but all of this is within the speed limits
  • Don't take too high a gear as you will have no engine braking and be constantly on the brakes
  • Don't disregard the rules of the road such as overtaking on double white lines etc
  • Don't cut across lanes on dual carriageways. When  exiting be in the nearside lane at the 300 counter board to demonstrate good planning.